Roasting fork



, Feb. 20, 1940.

L. P. CL EM ROASTING FORK Filed June 21, 1937 v 2 l|||||||||||||.\\ 2 o p zesiekp Patented Feb. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,191,228 noas'rme roan Lester P. Clem, Muskogee, Okla.

Application Junezl, 1937, Serial No. 149,495

2 Claims. (Cl. 53-5) This invention relates to roasting forks and necting elements 8. Said elements 8 are secured has for the primary object the provision of an on a plate 9. The plate 9 is provided with open- ,eiiicient and inexpensive device of this character ings to slidably receive the tines and acts as an which will permit a person to roast over a fire ejectorfor removing a weiner from the tines. weiners and other foods without danger of being In use, the device is held by a person by claspburnt or having to stand so close to the fire to be ing the handle 2 in one hand and the hand grip made uncomfortable by the heat and which 6 in the other. A weiner mounted on the tines will permit the weiner to be rotated while roastmay then be placed in close contact with the fire ing and having means for removing the weiner for the purpose of roasting the weiner. The perwithout bringing the hands in contact thereson gripping the device as described can then 10 with. l readily rotate the weiner so as to bring about With these and other objects in view, this thorough roasting thereof. The ejector plate 9 invention consists in certain novel features of is located in close proximity to the forked head construction, combination and arrangement of while roasting the weiner and when it is desired 3 parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and to remove the roasted weiner from the'tines the claimed. hand grip is moved endwise of the rod, imparting For a complete understanding of my invention, a movement to the ejector plate 9 which in turn reference is to be had to the following descripshoves the weiner oil. of the tines. tion and accompanying drawing, in'which What is claimed is: p 0 Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating a roasting 1. A roasting fork comprising a rod, a handle fork constructed in accordance with my invensecured to one end of said rod, a hand grip roam, tatably and slidably mounted on the rod, a forked Figure 2 is an edge elevation illustrating the head formed on the other end of said rod and same. including spaced tines for penetrating a food 5 Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in product, and an ejector plate slidable on said section, showing the means for removing a weiner tines, connecting members secured to said plate,

or the like from the fork. and a collar connecting said connecting members Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line and slidable on said rod to be engaged by the 4-4 of Figure 3. hand grip for moving the ejector plate towards 0 it Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line the free ends of the tines to remove the food 5-5 of Figure 3. product from the tines.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line I 2. A roasting fork comprising a rod, a hand 68 of Figure 3. grip rotatably and slidably mounted on the rod,

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numera forked head formed on one end of the said rod al I indicates a rod cl 9. selected length and has and including spaced tines for penetrating a food fixed to one end a handle 2 and formed on the product, an ejector plate slidable on said tines, opposite end is a fork head 3 including relatively connecting members secured to said plate, and a spaced tines 5. The tines are sharpened at the collar connecting said connecting members and free end to facilitate the penetration of the tines slidable on saidrod to be engaged by the hand i through a weiner or the like. grip for moving the ejector plate toward the free 40 A hand grip B is rotatably and slidably mountend of the tines to remove the food product from ed on the rod. Also slidable on the rod is a the said tines. collar "I having formed integrally therewith con- LESTER P. CLEM. 

